Thursday, November 6, 2014
by Cody Bush, PFL Media Relations

ST. LOUIS – Thirteen Pioneer Football League student-athletes were named to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-District® teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors Association, Thursday. Seven of the league's 11 members had one student-athlete recognized on the teams.

A complete listing of those Pioneer Football League student-athletes receiving Academic All-District® recognition are listed below. Links are provided to each school's website where more detailed information about the honorees is available.

The 13 PFL student-athletes selected  to the first team in their respective districts are placed on the national ballot for Academic All-America® consideration. Nominations and voting for the Academic All-America® programs are conducted by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America.

To be nominated for all-district honors, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed on the nomination form. No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. In the cases of transfers, graduate students and two-year college graduates, the student-athlete must have completed one full calendar year at the nominating institution to be eligible.

2014 Capital One Academic All-District Honorees

Butler
DB JoJo Ciancio

Campbell
QB Dakota Wolf
TE Hunter Somerville
OL Will Sawyer
DL Lucas Smith

Davidson
OL Josh Daryoush
DB Bryant Bednarek
DB Colin Merrill

Drake
LB Taylor Coleman
DL Brett Park

San Diego
DB Devyn Bryant

Stetson
DB Donald Payne

Valparaiso
DL John Guilford